CVE-2026-75919
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in SetupController that allows unauthenticated attackers to run database migrations and create configuration backups when maintenance mode is enabled. Attackers can call POST /api/setup/update-database and POST /api/setup/backup endpoints to execute database updates, disable maintenance mode, and extract database credentials from generated ZIP archives.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
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affected products (2)
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references (2) nvd
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- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f96w-7fx2-79c8ExploitVendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-authentication-bypass-via-setup-apiThird Party Advisory
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